RPT Offers Dry Needling!!

Posted by Vicki on 09/26/2018

Dry Needling has been around for years, and many people are curious to how it works and if it is effective. To help you better understand what dry needling is, we have researched and come up with some facts.

2. A myofascial “trigger point” is a hyperirritable point in skeletal muscles that is associated with a hypersensitive palpable nodule, or “knot”. This area becomes painful at the site and can also “radiate” in predictable patterns.

3. Generally, the insertion of the needle is not felt. The local “twitch response” may provoke a brief pain sensation that has been described as a tingling, aching or cramping sensation.